Kent Ornithological Society 
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- Barry Wright
- Survey news
Ruddy Shelduck is a rare vagrant to north-west Europe, whose status has been clouded by escapes and an increasing European feral population. The BOURC are reviewing the status of Ruddy Shelduck on the British List. The species is currently in Categories B, D, and E of the British List but is potentially also occurring in Britain as a vagrant from established naturalised populations on the near continent and is therefore a candidate for Category C5 (vagrant naturalised species from outside Britain). To help with this process, KOS is seeking any records that are not already in its database.
You can download the existing Kent records of Ruddy Shelduck, closely related species, and hybrids here.
If you know of additional records, or believe there are errors in the list, please send details to the County Recorder, Barry Wright by
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- Murray Orchard
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This survey had two parts: a survey of naturally nesting seabirds in 2018, and a survey of urban nesting Gulls in 2019-21.
Mediterranean Gulls - Bob Knight
Herring Gulls - Tony Morris
In Kent, the “natural nesting” part of the census required the survey of all Gulls (Black-headed, Mediterranean, Common, Herring and Lesser Black-backed), Terns (Sandwich, Little and Common), Fulmar and Cormorants, whilst the urban gull component required the survey of Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls. For both surveys, methodology was supplied by JNCC.
A full account of the survey and results for Kent can be found in the 2022 Kent Bird Report.